Ian Brown Returns To North America With 'Golden Greats'
Singer Ian Brown will head across the Atlantic to tour North America for the first time since he left psychedelic pop band the Stone Roses.
Supporting the release of his second solo album, Golden Greats (April 25), the singer will kick off his journey June 14 in Atlanta. The tour will hit 14 cities, with a final show July 3 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Brown, a veteran of the psychedelic sounds of the late-'80s "Madchester" scene, is trying to re-ignite a solo career that was disrupted by his arrest after the release of his 1998 solo debut, Unfinished Monkey Business. Convicted of threatening a flight attendant, Brown spent two months in a maximum-security prison in Manchester, England.
The songwriter continues with the swirling guitar sounds of his former band, but a brooding touch on such songs as "Babasonicos" (RealAudio excerpt) can be attributed to his time behind bars, where he says he wrote half the album. The sound is augmented by the addition of diverse instrumentation, such as the classical strings on "Free My Way" (RealAudio excerpt) and a funky bassline on "Love Like a Fountain."
Ian Brown tour dates:
June 14; Atlanta, Ga.; Cotton Club
June 16; Washington, D.C.; 9:30 Club
June 17; Philadelphia, Pa.; Theatre of Living Arts
June 18; Boston, Mass.; Axis
June 19; New York, N.Y.; Bowery Ballroom
June 21; Toronto, Ontario; the Opera House
June 22; Detroit, Mich.; St. Andrews Hall
June 23; Chicago, Ill.; Double Door
June 24; Minneapolis, Minn.; 400 Bar
June 26; Denver, Colo.; Bluebird Theatre
June 29; Los Angeles, Calif.; Hollywood at the El Rey, Inc.
June 30; San Francisco, Calif.; Bimbo's 365 Club
July 2; Seattle, Wash.; Crocodile Cafe
July 3; Vancouver, British Columbia; Commodore Ballroom
